Carpet-beater



A. C. KOSTER.

CARPET BEATER. APPLICATION F ILED JAN- 24| 19l6.

1,191,895. PatentedAug. 15,1916.

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A TTOR/V E Y mainn erase air FTQQ ANTHONY C. KOSTER, OF SOUTH BENIL INIDIANA, ASSIGNOR '10 CLINTON C. TIEDE- MANN, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

CARPET-BEATER.

Application filed January 24, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY C. Kos'rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for beating carpets, rugs and the like, for the purpose of removing the dust and dirt therefrom, and has particular application to a portable device of this class which may be readily and quickly moved about upon the carpet or rug in the process of cleaning the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensively constructed carpet heating device designed for manual operation without the necessity of stooping or kneeling in the operation thereof, which may be easily and quickly moved from place to place upon the carpet by the foot of the operator, and the beating operation performed with the expenditure of but little strength or effort.

With the above and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, proportion and minor details without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention, the dotted lines showing the down or effective stroke of the beater. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device showing the manner of anchoring and shifting the same with the foot.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the reference character 1 indicates a base member preferably made of wood and of the form shown. Mounted along one longitudinal edge of the base 1 is a rock shaft 2 supported by bearings 33 formed by the terminals of a length of wire 4 bent around said shaft and forced into the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1216.

Serial No. 73,862.

base, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. The wire 1 extends from its terminals 3-3 across the bottom or under surface of the base, as at 5, and thence upwardly at right angles to the base in the form of a bow or arch 6, which extends a suliicient distance above the upper surface of the base to permit the toe portion of the foot when standing upon the base to pass beneath the same, thus forming a toe-hold which, in addition to the weight of the person bearing upon the base, as illustrated in Fig. 2, serves to anchor or hold the base against movement during the operation of the beating instrumentalities. This toehold also enables the operator to slide the device from place to place upon the carpet by the action of the foot, as in walking, and quick changes of position made without the use of the hands.

The rook-shaft 2 terminates at one end in the form of a crank-arm 7 to which the lower end of an operating handle 8 is at tached in any suitable manner, the handle being preferably provided with an aperture through which the end 9 of the crank-arm 7 passes, and a cotter pin 10 holding the same against accidental displacement, while at the same time permitting the handle to be readily removed, as may be desired in shipping or storing the device. Secured to the upper end of the handle 8 is a hand grip 11, the same being adjustably secured thereto by means of a bolt 12 passing through the hand grip and through a slot 13 in the handle, a nut 14 serving to lock the hand grip to the handle at any height within the limits of the length of the slot 18, so that the same may be easily and quickly adjusted to suit the convenience of the person operating the device. The opposite end of the rock shaft 2 is bent to form a mounting 141 for the beater 15, the same being disposed approximately at right angles with re lation to the crank-arm 7 formed on the opposite end of the shaft, the formation of the mounting being such as to provide spaced parallel portions 16 and 17, the latter being apertured, as at 18, to receive the ends of the beater, which is preferably made of wire to provide flexibility, the ends being passed through said apertures and coiled about the portion 16 as shown. Obviously the form of heater is immaterial, as any preferred form may be used which is suitable for the purpose.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description. The device is placed upon the carpet or rug disposed in V a fiat position, with one foot of the operator placed upon the base and weight applied by bearing thereon to hold the same against movement. The toe of the foot is at the same time passed under the wire bow, and the device changed or shifted from place to place by. a movement of the foot, as will be obvious, the wire sections 5-5 extending beneath the base serving as runners to facilitate sliding the base over the carpet. The beater is raised and lowered by a vertical movement by power applied with one hand to the handle, which is of a length sufficient to obviate stooping or bending of the person in the operation of the device, so that the beating of the carpet may be performed with comparative ease and despatch.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

l. The combination with a base member adapted to be held against movement by the foot of the operator, of a member bowed intermediate its ends and extending vertically above the upper side of the base to receive the toe portion of the foot, the respective ends .of said member extending in spaced relation across the under side of the base and attached thereto, a beater carried by the base, 7

shaft carried thereby having a crank-arm formation at one end thereof, a beater carried by the opposite end of said shaft at substantially right-angles to the crank-arm, and an operating handle connected with the crank-arm for manually rocking the shaft.

3. The combination with a base, of a rockshaft carried by the base having a crankarm formation at one end thereof, and its opposite end formed to provide spaced parallel portions disposed in a plane substantially at right-angles with the crank-arm, a beater secured at one end to both of said spaced portions, and an operating handle attached to the crank-arm for manually rocking said shaft.

l. The combination with a base, of a rockshaft carried thereby having a crank-arm formation at one end thereof, a beater secured to the opposite end of the shaft at substantially right-angles to the crank-arm, and an operating handle attached at its lower end to the crank-arm for manually rocking the shaft, said base carrying means for cooperation with the foot of the operator to facilitate holding thereof against movement during the beating operation.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY C. KOSTER.

Witnesses:

Gno. F. Knn'rz, FLOYD A. DEAHL.

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